FORGOT MASTER PASSWORD...  HELP!!

I forgot my master password and want to reset it, how can i do that?
I dont have firevault on and I know my account pass

Hi! Boot from the install disc and reset it there. Tom
1. Put your Mac OS X Install CD or DVD in your optical drive and restart with the C key held down (to boot from the optical disc).
2. Click through the language selection screen. Then choose Utilities > Reset Password.
3. Select your usual startup disk. Then, from the pop-up menu below the volume list, choose the user whose password you want to reset. (Do not choose "System Administrator (root)," which represents an entirely different account!)
4. Enter (and repeat) a new password, and optionally enter a hint. Click Save, and then click OK.
5. Choose Reset Password > Quit, and then Installer > Quit Installer. Click the Reset button to restart from the hard disk.
Once you've done this, you'll still be prompted to enter a password for your login keychain. If that password was the same as your login password - meaning it too is forgotten - you'll have to delete that keychain, make a new one, and set that keychain as the default.

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